American International College

Director, Financial Aid

American International College$86K — $125K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10 years of customer service experience
  • 7 years of financial aid experience
  • 5 years of leadership in financial aid
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University

Responsibilities

  • Cultivating supportive relationships within the Financial Aid team
  • Collaborating with lending institutions, guarantee agencies, and regulatory bodies
  • Engaging and motivating a high-performing team
  • Adapting quickly to change while addressing issues collaboratively
  • Participating as a member of the campus management and financial aid leadership teams
  • Overseeing student account functions, including collections and VA billing
  • Monitoring enrollment and retention goals, forecasting needs, and communicating plans

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Employee support programs
  • Involvement in campus management and broader university initiatives
Full Job Description
Job Posting Title
Director, Financial Aid

You will make an impact by:

  • Cultivating positive, supportive relationships within the Financial Aid team, including the Student Account Specialists.
  • Working closely with lending institutions, guarantee agencies, and regulatory entities as well as building strong working relationships between other campus departments and university administration (UA).
  • Engaging, motivating, and building an effective team.
  • Reacting and adjusting quickly to change and be able to develop practical ideas for dealing with issues while collaborating in a customer-focused manner with other campus departments like Admissions, Registrar and Student Affairs.
  • Actively serving as a member of the campus management team, and the overall University financial aid leadership team. In addition, this role must work collaboratively with the UA team responsible for repacks to ensure all complex or escalated student issues are resolved.
  • Overseeing the campus Student Account function. This includes collections on student payment plans, providing students with documentation for tuition reimbursement, VA (Veterans Affairs) billing and providing external partners student billing statements for repayment.
  • Monitoring enrollment and retention activities and goals and evaluates key indicators to forecast upcoming work volume and necessary resources, establishes plans to meet those needs, and communicates same to campus Executive Director and VP, Student Financial Services to obtain necessary approvals and successful execution of plans.

Your Experience Includes:

  • 10 years customer service
  • 7 years financial aid experience
  • 5 years financial aid focused leadership experience

Education:

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University.

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Outside CA Salary RangeUSD $86,434.51 - USD $125,335.55 /Yr. Bonus EligibleNo

About American International College

American International College (AIC) is a private liberal arts college in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1885 as the French Protestant College by Rev. Calvin E. Amaron, who sought to create an institution of higher learning that would provide the local French Protestant minority with access to higher education. Today, AIC offers undergraduate and graduate programs in a variety of fields, including business, education, healthcare, and the arts and sciences. The college is known for its small class sizes, personalized attention, and commitment to diversity and inclusion. AIC has a diverse student body, with students from over 30 states and 20 countries.
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